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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 435 

Honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of America’s small businesses during 

National Small Business Week, beginning April 9, 2006. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 6, 2006 

Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. KERRY, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. THUNE, Mr. BURNS, 

Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. BAYH, Mr. FRIST, Mr. COLEMAN, and Mr. 

LIEBERMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of America’s small businesses during National Small Business Week, beginning 

April 9, 2006. 

Whereas America’s 25,000,000 small businesses have been 

the driving force behind the Nation’s economy, creating 

more than 75 percent of all new jobs and generating 

more than 50 percent of the Nation’s gross domestic 

product; 

Whereas small businesses are the Nation’s innovators, advancing technology and productivity; 

Whereas the Small Business Administration has been a critical partner in the success of the Nation’s small businesses and in the growth of the Nation’s economy; 


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Whereas the programs and services of the Small Business 

Administration have time and again proven their value, 

having helped to create or retain over 5,300,000 jobs in 

the United States since 1999; 

Whereas the mission of the Small Business Administration is 

to maintain and strengthen the Nation’s economy by aiding, counseling, assisting, and protecting the interests of 

small businesses and by helping families and businesses 

recover from natural disasters; 

Whereas the Small Business Administration has helped small 

businesses access critical lending opportunities, protected 

small businesses from excessive Federal regulatory enforcement, played a key role in ensuring full and open 

competition for Government contracts, and improved the 

economic environment in which small businesses compete; 

Whereas, for more than 50 years, the Small Business Administration has helped more than 23,000,000 Americans 

start, grow, and expand their businesses and has placed 

almost $280,000,000,000 in loans and venture capital financing in the hands of entrepreneurs; 

Whereas the Small Business Administration, established in 

1953, has provided valuable service to small businesses 

through financial assistance, procurement assistance, 

business development, small business advocacy, and disaster recovery assistance; 

Whereas the Small Business Administration has helped millions of entrepreneurs achieve the American dream of 

owning a small business, and has played a key role in 

fostering economic growth in underserved communities; 

and 


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Whereas the Small Business Administration will mark National Small Business Week, beginning April 9, 2006: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors the entrepreneurial spirit of Amer3 ica’s small businesses during the Small Business Ad4 ministration’s National Small Business Week, begin5 ning April 9, 2006; 

6 (2) supports the purpose and goals of National 

7 Small Business Week, and the ceremonies and 

8 events to be featured during the week; 

9 (3) commends the Small Business Administra10 tion and the resource partners of the Small Business 

11 Administration for their work, which has been crit12 ical in helping the Nation’s small businesses grow 

13 and develop; and 

14 (4) applauds the achievements of small business 

15 owners and their employees, whose entrepreneurial 

16 spirit and commitment to excellence has been a key 

17 player in the Nation’s economic vitality. 

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